A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 80
The two were chatting when a soldier ran over from the door.

"Report! Sun Chuanfang, the third squad of the infantry division of the training camp, came to report!"

When Li Yu heard the name, he quickly turned his head to look, and it turned out that it was actually Sun Chuanfang, a direct warlord of later generations!
Li Yu once again felt that the Beiyang Standing Army is really terrible, a bunch of young warlords nest together.

Li Chun thought nothing of it, after all, he was a contemporary, and he hadn't even heard of who "Sun Chuanfang" was.

"Who asked you to come?" Li Chun asked directly.

"It's General Manager Feng of the training camp." Sun Chuanfang said.

"President Feng?"

Feng Guozhang also served as the general office of the training camp.

Sun Chuanfang delivered Feng Guozhang's personal letter:
"Here is Sun Chuanfang, a native of Shandong, who is talented and intelligent, and knows how to work hard. He can master military courses in just one reading. The examinations of subjects and maneuvers are among the best in the training camp. He is specially allowed to enter the Army Crash School without examination."

After Feng Guozhang had spoken, Li Chun naturally had no opinion, "Which subject do you want to enter?"

Sun Chuanfang said: "Students are willing to join the surveying and mapping department."

Li Chun nodded: "The Department of Surveying and Mapping has many subjects, and the assessment is relatively strict."

"Students know."

"That's good. I'll go to the school tomorrow. Their lessons have already started. Please make up as soon as possible."

After Sun Chuanfang left, Li Chun said to Li Yu: "By the way, sir, if you can, I can talk about some mathematics related to surveying and mapping tomorrow."

Li Yuzhen didn't know what to say: "Is there any syllabus or some handouts?"

Li Chundao: "Yes, of course there is, but...well, you should see for yourself, sir."

Li Chun took a stack of books from the cupboard and placed them in front of Li Yu. Li Yu understood at a glance: No wonder the German instructors left and couldn't go to class.

The textbooks in front of me are all German versions!
It is really copied from the German military academy.

It is also understandable when you think about it, the Beiyang Army Crash School has just been established, and there is no time to sort out professional military textbooks, so they can only use ready-made German ones.

Li Chun tentatively asked, "Can you read German?"

Li Yu said: "If you can understand it, you can understand it..."

Li Chunxi said: "That's it! Time is tight now, and the schedule of various drills is full every day. Although several generals have attended school, they either didn't understand it or they couldn't speak clearly. We can only rely on the teacher."

At this point, Li Yu had to agree if he didn't agree.

"Then let me try..."

It's not too early today, and it's already three o'clock after the afternoon meal. Li Yu and Li Chun continued to chat for a while, and then arranged accommodation.

Li Yu flipped through the surveying and mapping textbook in the room. It was not difficult. He could understand basic surveying and mapping. It mainly involved some calculations such as error analysis and square difference formula. in applied mathematics subjects.

Later, it will also involve such things as military surveying, data monitoring, drawing military engineering design drawings, principles of construction drawings, and so on.

It feels a bit analogous to his undergraduate mechanical design major, and I will see if I can get started soon.

Compared with later generations, surveying and mapping at this time was still very application-oriented.After all, the technical means are limited, and it is impossible to do aerial surveying and mapping, geodesy, photogrammetry, geodetic gravity and even marine surveying and mapping in later generations.

If it is modern surveying and mapping in the 21st century, Li Yuzhen will not be able to handle it.

He generally has a score in his mind, and he is not too nervous about tomorrow.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Yu heard the roll call started outside.There is a playground in the school, so it is natural to use it in the morning.

Today came two teams of recruits recruited from Cangzhou. They were all young people in their early 20s, and many of them were peasant children.

A veteran came over as an instructor and walked between the two teams of recruits smiling all the time. The recruits saw him laughing and laughed too.

Unexpectedly, the instructor immediately put away his smile, and said sternly: "What kind of virtue! Standing up or not, haven't you ever lined up? You are really worthless!"

The recruits quickly stood up, and the instructor continued to lecture loudly: "Okay! Let me tell you, today we will do the whole team practice!"

A recruit wiped his nose with his hand, and the instructor whipped him on the arm, "Don't move around when I'm talking!"

Although the recruits were in pain, they did not dare to move.

The instructor continued: "For recruits, training is not just about the whole team, everything needs to be trained. I want to train you well!"

"You seem to be a little bit," the instructor moved back and forth between the two groups of soldiers, looked at their expressions and continued, "It seems that you have misunderstood something? I have to correct this!"

The instructor stopped in the middle: "First of all, you must forget everything you have done in the past! Forget it all! The same goes for your family background, forget everything! Your background is limited to soldiers from now on! I am here to train you Yes, those who resist will be served by the military law! Do you hear everything clearly? Stand up to attention if you hear clearly!"

The two teams of recruits immediately stood at attention.

This set of recruit training is naturally learned from Germany, but there are still new things in the Beiyang Army:
The instructor continued loudly: "Every month's food and salary will be paid on time. You must remember to me that this is the grace of Master Yuan. From now on, you must silently recite to me three times every morning: Master Yuan is our food and clothing. You have to work hard for Master Yuan! Shout out to me!"

The two teams of recruits immediately shouted in unison: "Master Yuan is our food and clothing parent, we will work for Master Yuan! Master Yuan is our food and clothing parent, we will work for Master Yuan!"

The instructor nodded: "Very good! In the barracks there is Master Yuan's longevity salary, and we will bow our heads every day to salute! From now on, we will all be Beiyang robes, and no one can bully us again."

The recruits are all from poor families, and they only come here for four or five taels of silver every month, and they can do whatever they are asked to do.Yuan Shikai used this to instill the idea of ​​loyalty, and the one who is loyal is naturally Yuan Shikai, so as to cultivate the soldiers' mentality of "only knowing that there is Yuan Gongbao, but not the Qing Dynasty".

Even though the Qing Dynasty deprived him of his military power a few years later, the new generals could not command the six Beiyang towns at all, so they obediently called Yuan Shikai back.

The instructor took out a pamphlet from his pocket, "Next, let's start the roll call. Ahem, Lin Shanming."

"To!"

"Wu San...Wu Sangou?"

"To!"

The instructor said, "Why did you come up with such a name?"

"I am the third child, and I like keeping dogs, so everyone calls me that."

This kind of situation is not uncommon, and the instructor seems to be not surprised: "I see. Continue to roll the roll, dear, dear father?"

Many people are almost living in Bengbu.

"Report to the instructor, my name is Xin Ke!"

The instructor was a little embarrassed, "I see, those people can't even write their names clearly!"

The instructor continued to roll the roll: "Cui Shanjin!"

"Instructor, my name is Cui Yin."

"Cui Yin? Do you pronounce the word Yin?"

"Yes, sir!"

The instructor scolded: "There is no stinky culture, and you still learn to use uncommon words for the names of big families! You might as well be called Cui Ergou!"

"Good instructor! You can call me Cui Ergou from now on!"

He came with Wu Sangou, and he felt that calling Ergou was also ahead of Sangou.

"It's almost there."

……

Li Yu didn't know what to say, but he was woken up early in the morning, so he hurriedly went to the cafeteria to eat. After returning to Li Chun's office, he took him to the Beiyang Army Crash School.

On the way, I passed a junior school, where the soldiers were attending classes. Considering that they were not well-educated and literate, Yuan Shikai himself wrote the "Song of Encouraging Soldiers", and they are reciting this song now:

"Be filial for your son, be loyal for your minister.

The imperial court borrowed national debts at a profit, and did not hesitate to pay heavily to support soldiers.

One hundred and ten taels of food and clothing a year, the salary of the sixth-rank official is generally the same.

If you don't contribute to the country, the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth will not tolerate it

Since ancient times, many generals have joined the army, so don't look down on being a soldier

First, learn to practice with your heart, and learn the skills to make meritorious service
……

Qi Jie gambles and eats opium, the official finds out that he will be severely punished.

It's an honor to keep your money and support your family.

......"

Li Yu and Li Chun came to the Beiyang Army Accelerated School. There were already a few students in the Surveying and Mapping Science School. There were not many students in this level of school. They were all educated or capable. After all, they would be officers after graduation.

For example, if it was a non-commissioned officer school just now, this is a military school for training officers.

The Beiyang Army really attaches great importance to education. From top to bottom, there are schools corresponding to all levels.

Of course, this is also Yuan Shikai's method, and it is still a method that is beneficial to both public and private.

I have to say that Yuan Shikai does have a few brushes.

Li Chun and Li Yu came to the surveying and mapping department classroom. Li Chun walked up to the podium and said solemnly: "Today's surveying and mapping course is temporarily held by a temporary teacher, Mr. Li Yu. He has been sent to Britain, France and other countries, and has been honored by the president of the Royal Society." Highly commended, he is an excellent scientific scholar. All students must listen to his lectures carefully and don't mess around!"

Li Yu saw that Sun Chuanfang was also sitting in the classroom, and upon hearing this, he and the other students all looked at Li Yu.

Li Yu quickly stood up straight in a dignified manner. He has participated in many military trainings since he was a child, and he must not lose his timidity in front of these great warlords of later generations.

Li Chun said to the person sitting at the front: "Wu Peifu, you are the class monitor, you must do a good job in classroom discipline. If someone does not listen to the class well and offends the teacher, you know what to do."

Li Yu was taken aback, I'll go!Why not only Sun Chuanfang, but also Wu Peifu!

What kind of class of tigers and wolves is this!
The ultimate class! ?
Thinking that I have to go to the Beijing Normal University to report again in order to get a diploma in a while, and I have already given lectures to a bunch of future warlords in the Beiyang Army Crash School in advance. What kind of strange resumes!

There is really no one left!

(End of this chapter)